This report provides a summary of the good practice hepatitis C roadshow held by HCV Action and Public Health England with the West London ODN on 27th September 2019. The report includes summaries of the workshops held on the day and attendees' reflections and pledges for action.
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Around 216,000 people in the UK are living with hepatitis C so it is important that all medical professionals have access to the latest training, information and advice on hepatitis C management. Find here links to relevant materials for clinicians, nurses, GPs, prison healthcare staff and other medical professionals.
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Summary report: Hepatitis C good practice roadshow, West London - September 2019
UK, England, Greater London 22 Oct 2019 Training, Reports & Research PDF -
HCV Action and Public Health England hepatitis C good practice roadshow, West London: Presentations
On 27th September 2019, HCV Action and Public Health England (PHE) staged a hepatitis C good practice roadshow with the West London ODN. The event featured presentations on progress in tackling hepatitis C, nationally and locally, and examples of best practice in the prevention, diagnosis, testing and treatment of hepatitis C.UK, England, Greater London 07 Oct 2019 Training, Strategy & Planning PDF -
HCV testing in NSP (Needle and Syringe Provision) Community Pharmacies Pilot (Phase 2)
This report from the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C (LJWG) shows the findings from a pilot project providing point of care testing for hepatitis C to people who inject drugs accessing needle and syringe programmes based at community pharmacies in London. Of the 66 people who accepted a test, 39% were hepatitis C RNA positive. 78% of those tested also stated they would prefer to receive HCV treatment in their community pharmacy.UK, Greater London Reports & Research PDF -
Public Health England Hepatitis C in the UK 2019 Report
Public Health England published its annual 'Hepatitis C in the UK' report on 13th September 2019. This is the key national reporting document for hepatitis C and monitors the UK's progress towards its goal of eliminating the virus by 2030. This year's report finds that although fewer people are living with chronic hepatitis C than in previous years, the proportion of these people who do not know they are infected has increased to two-thirds (up from half).UK Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Public Health England's Infectious Diseases Strategy 2020-25
Public Health England published 'PHE Infectious Diseases Strategy 2020-25: Addressing urgent threats in the 21st century' in September 2019. The strategy sets out PHE's 10 priorities for infectious diseases over the next five years and how they will achieve these. Of particular relevance to hepatitis C is priority 4, which aims to "Eliminate hepatitis B and C, Tuberculosis and HIV and halt the rise in sexually transmitted infections in our population". The document states PHE will "enable work on detection, surveillance and control of HIV, hepatitis B, C, and TB".UK, England Reports & Research PDF -
Good practice case study: Treatment support for people experiencing homelessness
This good practice case study looks at the work of homelessness charity Harbour Housing, based in Cornwall. Since last year, Harbour Housing has had a dedicated bed to support people experiencing homelessness who are also infected with hepatitis C. They collaborated with NHS England and Addaction to develop an exclusive care pathway and to make treatment as easy and accessible as possible. So far, they have got seven people successfully treated hepatitis C.UK, England, South West 04 Sep 2019 Case study PDF -
Joining the dots: Linking pathways to hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment
This report from the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C explores how effective data sharing can lead to quicker, easier access to care for people with hepatitis C. From interviews with various stakeholders, two main barriers to effective data sharing are identified: (1) confusion about who data can be shared with and under what circumstances, (2) a lack of computer systems that enable care providers to easily share patient data.England, Greater London Reports & Research PDF -
Scotland’s Hepatitis C Action Plan: Achievements of the First Decade and Proposals for a Scottish Government Strategy (2019) for the Elimination of both Infection and Disease
This report reflects on how the Scottish Government's Hepatitis C Action Plan was established and what it has achieved a decade after its launch. It also reflects on changing Government policy over this time and sets out future policy to achieve the elimination of hepatitis C.Scotland 31 Jul 2019 Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Hepatitis C: interventions for patient case-finding and linkage to care
Published in July 2019 this review summarizes the evidence for interventions to increase case-finding and linkage to care for hepatitis C-infected patients, in order to support commissioning and provision of evidence-based interventions as part of efforts to achieve hepatitis C (HCV) elimination as a major public health threat in the UK.UK, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales 30 Jul 2019 Reports & Research PDF -
Legal Barriers for Providing HCV Community Testing in Europe
This report from the Correlation European Harm Reduction Network is based on a telephone survey conducted in September and October 2018 with representatives of harm reduction services and NGOs that offer low-threshold services to drug users.UK, Rest of World Reports & Research PDF